/*
 * Copyright 2016 Martin Winandy
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

package org.tinylog.configuration;

import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Service interface for a property loader. The loader provides a property
 * map for the configuration of the logging framework.
 */
public interface ConfigurationLoader {
	
	/**
	 * Load a property object from a resource.
	 * 
	 * @return The loaded properties
	 * 
	 * @throws Exception
	 *             Any exception can be thrown if writing has been failed
	 */
	Properties load() throws Exception;
	
}
